Forming a Government - Lesson 2

Forming a Government - Lesson 2

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​After the Revolutionary War

After the Revolutionary War and the Articles of Confederation, the new United States of America had no way to raise an army and defend itself against other countries. Since the British were mad at the USA, then started imposing high tariffs against American merchants. In 1784, Spain shut down the lower Mississippi River to shipping - so some colonists could not trade or make money. The USA government could not raise taxes, but the states did. Some of them raised too much taxes and the colonists got angry. Some colonists were losing their farms and getting angry. One of them, Daniel Shay led a rebellion against the state of Massechusetts.

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Multiple Choice

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

Multiple Choice

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 

• 9
• 10
• 13
• 15

Multiple Choice

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote. 

• 3 
• 2
• 1
• 5

Multiple Choice

Who led the Rebellion?

• Daniel Shays

• Shay Peterson

• Shay Mitchell

• Roger Sherman

Multiple Choice

What year did Shay's Rebellion start?

• 1785

• 1786

Multiple Choice

Farmers rebelled and shut down the courts because

• they did not want to lose their farms

• they wanted to rewrite the constitution

Multiple Choice

One result of the Shay rebellion was the realization that the federal government needed more control over the states

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

• A strong national government
• A stronger militia
• A common currency
• The ability to sign peace treaties

Multiple Choice

The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for

• statehood
• federal funding
• infrastructure grants

Multiple Choice

Where did Shay's Rebellion take place?

• Vermont

• Delaware

• Massachuestes

• New York

Multiple Choice

Since the authors of the Articles of the Confederation did not like taxation without representation they created the Articles so that...

• the federal government could tax

• the federal government could not tax

• the federal government allowed people to pay what they want

• the federal government mandated that they would collect taxes from foreign countries

Multiple Choice

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

• Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

• Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

• Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

• Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

Multiple Choice

a tax on imported goods

• tariff

• subsidy

• quota

• standard